Satellite
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NASA launches satellite to track Earth's melting ice
Sep 15, 2018, 08:58 PM ISTThe satellite with a three-year mission was launched at 9.02 a.m EDT on September 15, with liftoff aboard a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice
Aug 24, 2018, 11:48 AM ISTCalled the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), will measure the average annual elevation change of land ice covering Greenland and Antarctica to within the width of a pencil, capturing 60,000 measurements every second.
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Internet, satellite communication existed in the days of Mahabharata, claims Tripura CM Bipal Deb
India | Apr 18, 2018, 10:52 AM ISTThe Tripura chief minister even said that the prime minister has given a big push to digitisation by making it accessible to citizens across the country.
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ISRO launches GSLV-F08 carrying the GSAT6A communication satellite from Sriharikota
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ISRO aims to launch Chandrayaan-2 satellite to moon by April
Mar 11, 2018, 07:20 PM ISTIf the April launch of the Chandrayaan-2, the country's second mission to the Moon, is not possible, then the ISRO will aim for a launch by October.
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Countdown begins as ISRO gears up to launch its 100th satellite tomorrow
India | Jan 11, 2018, 11:14 AM IST"The 28-hour countdown began at 5.29 a.m. in the mission control here for the rocket launch at 9.28 a.m. on Friday," said the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its website.
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Can top-secret US satellite launched by SpaceX send 'unknown group' mystery messages?
Jan 03, 2018, 02:16 PM ISTAs per a report, the satellite will be launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket between 8 to 10 pm.
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SpaceX launches South Korean satellite KoreaSat-5A, 16th rocket launch this year
Oct 31, 2017, 12:56 PM ISTSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Monday launched KoreaSat 5A communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Four small satellites set to enter earth's atmosphere in next 20 days, likely to burn up in the sky
Oct 25, 2017, 09:04 AM ISTThree satellites and an object falling from the International Space Station (ISS) will burn up as they enter earth’s atmosphere in the next 20 days.
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Launch of India’s first pvt sector-built satellite 'unsuccessful'
India | Aug 31, 2017, 08:55 PM ISTISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar said the mission to launch India’s eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1H was 'unsuccessful'.
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ISRO's GSAT-17 Satellite Launched From French Guiana
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Japan launches its own GPS satellite to enhance navigation precision
World | Jun 01, 2017, 03:42 PM ISTThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries today launched the latest version of the H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashim Island Space centre in Kagoshima
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Countdown begins for ISRO's launch of South Asian satellite GSAT-9
India | May 04, 2017, 11:13 PM ISTCountdown has begun for tomorrow's launch of India's GSAT-9, the South Asia Communication Satellite that will boost connectivity among nations in the region.
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India's 'priceless gift' South Asia Satellite to be launched on May 5
India | Apr 30, 2017, 07:33 PM ISTThe South Asia Satellite will be launched on May 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday, describing it as India's "priceless gift" to its neighbours as part of the 'sabka sath, sabka vikas' concept.
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ISRO to increase frequency of launches to 12 per year: Chairman
India | Apr 23, 2017, 08:51 PM ISTThe Indian Space Research Organisation is trying to increase its capacity to deliver by scaling up the frequency of launches to 12 per year from the seven at present by building more satellites and lowering the cost of access to space.
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‘One of our toughest missions’: 10 things you need to know about ISRO’s record satellites' launch
India | Feb 15, 2017, 12:47 PM ISTMarking yet another achievement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully launched and placed into orbit a record 104 satellites, including 101 foreign ones, from the spaceport here. Significantly, India has surpassed Russia’s
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With record-setting satellite launch, ISRO sets eyes on Venus
India | Feb 15, 2017, 07:58 PM ISTISRO created a world record by sending 104 satellites to space in one go.
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In a first, ISRO to launch 103 satellites in one go in February
India | Jan 04, 2017, 05:11 PM ISTIn the first such attempt in India’s space science history, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching a record 103 satellites on a single mission using its workhorse PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)-
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Satellite-monitored laser walls, smart sensors at Indo-Bangla border soon
India | Jan 01, 2017, 10:12 PM ISTIn order to keep a tight vigil on infiltration and terrorism, laser walls and smart sensors will be installed at the India-Bangladesh International Border in West Bengal to plug the porous riverine and unmanned terrain.
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ISRO will launch 83 satellites in one go in Jan 2017
India | Nov 30, 2016, 11:53 PM ISTIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch 83 satellites in one go in January next year, the Lok Sabha was told on Wednesday. Out of them, 80 satellites weighing 500 kg belongs